Syms Automotive Designs Limited
Registered name: SYMS AUTOMOTIVE DESIGNS LIMITED
Syms Automotive Designs Limited made £72.1k revenue and £37.7k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Syms Automotive Designs Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £72.1k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £37.7k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities” and is based in Basildon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Basildon, East of England
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £72.6k | £75.4k | £73.7k | £72.1k |
| Operating profit | £52.9k | £53.7k | £50k | £46.5k |
| Profit before tax | £52.9k | £53.7k | £50k | £46.5k |
| Profit after tax | £42.8k | £42.9k | £40.5k | £37.7k |
| Profit (best available) | £42.8k | £42.9k | £40.5k | £37.7k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 59% | 56.9% | 55% | 52.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £72.6k | £75.4k | £73.7k | £72.1k |
| Profit per employee | £42.8k | £42.9k | £40.5k | £37.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.9% | ▼2.3% | ▼2.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲0.3% | ▼5.6% | ▼7.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £8.6k | £9.3k | £8.1k | £6k |
| Net assets | £3.3k | £3.2k | £3.5k | £1.2k |
| Fixed assets | £368 | £179 | — | — |
| Current assets | £14.4k | £15k | £13.9k | £11.9k |
| Debtors | £5.5k | £5.3k | £5.4k | £5.6k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 52.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £37.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼67%
- Now £1.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▼26%
- Now £6k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £37.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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